Pearson hires Ofqual’s standards director after BTEC fiasco Ofqual’s director of standards Cath Jadhav will take over as responsible officer for exam board Pearson in July
ChatGPT: Exam boards publish AI guidance for schools JCQ tells schools to make pupils do some coursework ‘under direct supervision’ amid cheating fears
Ofqual chief would use exam conditions for coursework amid ChatGPT fears Dr Jo Saxton says concern over AI cheating ‘reinforces the importance’ of exams
43% rise in pupils caught cheating after exams return Student penalties up more than two-fifths in 2022 compared to 2019, with mobile phones making up the majority of exam offences
Plan B guidance for 2023 exams confirmed Schools sound workload warnings over contingency plans for next summer’s GCSEs and A-levels
KS2 SATs pushed back over King’s coronation bank holiday The Standards and Testing Agency said key stage 2 test dates will be moved to accommodate the extra May bank holiday in honour of King Charles
The return of school league tables: 7 key findings Languages hold back EBacc, gender gap narrows and SEND pupils fall further behind
Secondary school disadvantage gap widens to largest in 10 years Social mobility expert says government needs ‘to step up to the challenge immediately. There is no time to lose’
‘Difficult to swallow’: Leaders criticise exam fee hikes of up to 17% Exam boards will earn several million pounds more from schools – but say they have to cover the costs